Rooks and Rookeries. By James Small. 167 



The first query in the circular was : " Name the rookeries you 

 know to exist in each of these counties. State also whether the 

 rookeries are large or otherwise." It should be noted that the 

 words '' large " or '* small " placed against the rookeries in the 

 lists are on the whole suggestive only, as what one writer might 

 think large another might consider small. To have supplied the 

 size by measurement would have been difficult ; and would ' 

 besides have entailed an amount of other work which I could not 

 have asked anyone to perform. Although I have got lists from 

 correspondents all over the counties named, it should be borne in 

 mind that none of the respective county lists may be perfect ; 

 indeed, they can scarcely be so, for although the attempt was 

 made to have them correct, I have found returns from different 

 individuals which in some places do not tally, and which it would 

 have been very difficult to rectify unless by personal inspection 

 on the spot. 



LIST OF EOOKEEIES. 

 BEKWICKSHIRE. 



Dunglass, partly in Berwickshire, 



partly in East Lothian, large. 

 Paxton, in policy of Paxton House, 



large. 

 Milne Graden, in policy of M. 



Gradeu House, moderate size. 

 Blackadder, at Blackadder House, 



large. 

 Ayton, at Ayton Castle, large, 

 Peelwalls, Peelwalls House, small. 

 Mordington, Mordington House, 



moderate size. 

 Sanson Seal, Sanson Seal House, 



small. 

 Longridge, Longridge House, [N. 



Durham], moderate size. 

 Templehall, Coldingham, small. 

 Horncliff, at Horncliff Mains, [N. 



Durham], moderate size. 

 Ladykirk, moderate size. 

 Hoimdwood House, old, moderate 



size. 

 Longformacus, moderate size. 

 Marshall Meadows, small. 

 Blanerne, considerable. 

 Duns Castle ("Peelies"), small. 

 Mellerstain, large. 



creased because of the neigh- 

 bouring Carolside rookery hav- 

 ing been destroyed. 



Whitehall, large. 



Marchmont, moderate size. 



Charter Hall, considerable. 



Kimmerghame, small. 



Cumledge, small. 



Kelloe, small. 



Hirsel, 



Hume Castle, very small. 



Todrig, very small. 



Langton, small. 



Nisbet, small. 



Ninewells, small. 



HuDton Hall, small. 



Edgernhope, near Lauder, 50 years 

 of age, large. 



AUanbank, near Lauder, very 

 small. 



Cauldshiel, forty to fifty nests, 10 

 years of age. 



Spottiswoode, large. 



Mertoun, 



Eccles, medium. 



Eccles Newtoun, very small. 



Bartlehill, very small. 



Stoneridge, medium. 



Chapel on Leader, begun 28 years 

 ago, very large ; and greatly in- 



There are besides scattered over this county a considerable 

 number of small clusters of trees on which rooks build and these 

 are not taken notice of in the above list. 



